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To follow the Gnani's Agnas (special directives) will bring about the grace (krupa) of Gnani.
How can you describe such a Gnani when words have limitations; where one's understanding falls short, and in the absence of any comparison, he is himself unfathomable; he solely resides in the Self, where there is absolutely no room for the ego, and therefore he lives not in the mind, neither in the speech, nor in the body; the very places that are host to the ego. He is free of all anger, pride, deceit and greed. His humility, although a 'given' as far as a Gnani Purush is concerned, is immaculate. He is egoless; he blesses even those that curse or insult him. The Gnani is not void of interest (nispruha), but neither is he with interest (saspruha; with inclination); he is saspruha-nispruha (with interest-without interest). He is nispruha towards others' worldly happiness and saspruha towards their liberation.
The Gnani's speech has vitaragata (void of any attachment). It is not possible for anyone to attain moksha without listening to such speech! In his speech, there is no disapproval of anyone's viewpoint, nor is there any evidence of his own opinion! There is no opposition to anyone, nor is anyone told, "This is wrong". Speech that is syadvaad is accepted by all and hurts no one. In such speech, there is no debate (vaad), dispute (vivaad) or discourse (samvaad). It is purely dependent on the person who is instrumental (nimit; questioner). The Gnani Purush's speech arises from great depths and flows spontaneously and constantly.
[10] Akram Path
The Gnani Purush, in whom the Lord of the fourteen regions (lokas) of the universe has manifest, and who is Himself the embodiment of the absolute Self. Once his grace is received, there is nothing that needs to be done, but to remain in his
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